steveblackledge wrote:Duke you know,, i don't have a clue what she wants to do, she's in turmoil at present trying to decide what to do, all our friends are going to NZ or Oz, even my sisters going in six months for good, my two cousins, both firefighters are also going to Oz with there familys,,, there will only be us left, Mmm
Duke you know,, i don't have a clue what she wants to do, she's in turmoil at present trying to decide what to do, all our friends are going to NZ or Oz, even my sisters going in six months for good, my two cousins, both firefighters are also going to Oz with there familys,,, there will only be us left, Mmm
Sorry to walk in in the middle of the chat but is OZ (Austrilia?)
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
Jeffery I like the rust on the boom good job!
Gryphon wrote: steveblackledge wrote: Duke you know,, i don't have a clue what she wants to do, she's in turmoil at present trying to decide what to do, all our friends are going to NZ or Oz, even my sisters going in six months for good, my two cousins, both firefighters are also going to Oz with there familys,,, there will only be us left, Mmm Sorry to walk in in the middle of the chat but is OZ (Austrilia?)
steveblackledge wrote: Duke you know,, i don't have a clue what she wants to do, she's in turmoil at present trying to decide what to do, all our friends are going to NZ or Oz, even my sisters going in six months for good, my two cousins, both firefighters are also going to Oz with there familys,,, there will only be us left, Mmm
You guessed er Chester!
Hello all.....
Just a note to inform that my wife, Shelley lost her sister, Janet, this morning. Her lungs failed, and her heart was failing as a result. Thanks for friendship, thoughtful remarks, kindness, and prayers over the lat 2 1/2 weeks.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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TrainFreak409 wrote: Howdy howdy everyone! The planets have aligned!Something's definitely up...I've been lucky enough to get this job with Norfolk Southern, and every day I get more excited to be heading down to Georgia to start training...And so, when I least expect it...Everything falls into place and I now have a girlfriend. It's been almost three years and I was gonna forget about it until I settle in with the railroad. But it didn't happen that way, and now I'm happily in a relationship!A celebration I say! I wish to take over the tab for the rest of this page!
Howdy howdy everyone!
The planets have aligned!
Something's definitely up...I've been lucky enough to get this job with Norfolk Southern, and every day I get more excited to be heading down to Georgia to start training...And so, when I least expect it...Everything falls into place and I now have a girlfriend. It's been almost three years and I was gonna forget about it until I settle in with the railroad. But it didn't happen that way, and now I'm happily in a relationship!
A celebration I say! I wish to take over the tab for the rest of this page!
You there, how'd you do that and what roel are they starting in? I've been wanting to get into railroad (Admittedly Amtrak somewhere where passenger service is strong, but I'm not too picky. I really want to thrill the little kids like I have been multiple times) But my High school knows squat.
-Morgan
Howdy folks!
Thanks Rob, I'll have a root beer float!
Been missing the Diner, working these two jobs has been quite busy for me lately. Good news is that we have a new hire starting on Monday and I will train him in taking over my old position, then I might get some relief, start devoting all my time to my new position.
Saints vs. Colts opening game of the NFL regular season is tonight! GO SAINTS!
First off, Garry, our thoughts and prayers go out for you and the family.
And now for a little catching up to do....
Dick, the salsa recipe is on its way, I just need to type one up!
Duke, four weeks until Apex, and looking forward to seeing you again!
Tracklayer, sounds like you are getting some closure with Tiger the cat. Sounds like he wanted to make things better by making that donation and forgiveness on your part will help you heal too!
Scott, congratulations on the new found relationship, and hope that your training in GA won't put too much of a strain on it though. Sounds like you are getting all your ducks in a row and preparation for the trip is in full swing. Sometime things start happening real quick like!
Oh, and speaking of planets in alignment, Mars can been seen in the early morning sky just prior to sunrise, it is getting bigger and bigger every day as it continues to approach Earth, it will be at it's closest around Christmas this year. Venus is also in the "Morning Star" position now. Astronomy is another hobby we just started.
Printer, congrats on the little feller, he sure is some cute too!
Jeff, the new cameras really bring out the details on your layout now and looking forward to all your new images.
Rob, how many horses you got there buddy?
Mike, congrats on another photo selection on the Rail Images site. How are the kids?
Later folks,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
SilverSpike wrote: Howdy folks!Thanks Rob, I'll have a root beer float! Been missing the Diner, working these two jobs has been quite busy for me lately. Good news is that we have a new hire starting on Monday and I will train him in taking over my old position, then I might get some relief, start devoting all my time to my new position.Saints vs. Colts opening game of the NFL regular season is tonight! GO COLTS! Later folks,Ryan
Saints vs. Colts opening game of the NFL regular season is tonight! GO COLTS!
fxxd :P
(Hoosier boy)
refill, please & thank you!
***Garry, sorry about losing Janet. It did sound as though she was really suffering and however difficult it will be for Shelley, it sounds like a blessing of sorts. My sympathies to you both. That must be most difficult.
***Ryan, we are down to 10 Paints and 8 miniature horses. Also 2 mini donkeys, 8 mini Zebu cows, and a few assorted other critters. We don't breed horses anymore, so they are now pasture ornaments/lawn mowers. The only critters we've added recently are the Inlaws. Sorry you asked, eh?
Turned the water off to repair a seeping leak to one of the outside faucets. Needs to remain off for a couple hours while the glue dries, so will go finish bushhogging the back pasture now.
Rob
Afternoon all
Garry Very sorry to hear about Shelley's sister.
Tracklayer As said,I don't think I could let things go that easy without some kind of action legally.
Printer Yup,grandkids can be fun to spoil and then give back. he he he
Inch You are the man of photos with another one
Jeff Not doing bad at all,especially with a new camera
Jerry Best to Sallie and hope things work out with the leg.
Scott New job and girlfriend,all at one time. Good luck!!
Steve Sounds like it is going to be a no brainer from here on out.
Gryphon Question answered.
GO SAINTS!
Ok race fans,here are some more
JR said this one was made from a drop tank
That's about it
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Scott that is cool
when the planets aline i losei just am depressed, i just lost my girlfriend ( my depression is not b/c of her she just added stress to my depression) school is getting worse, my trains arent running how they should...and nothing makes me happy now not even my P42....(she ussually makes me happy)i feel like i am going to die ( i am not physically or mentally dying, just emotionally)
i hope other people (like scott) are doing better.
Army National Guard E3MOS 91BI have multiple scales nowZ, N, HO, O, and G.
in a Southern mug, please & thank you.
***Duke, that is a cute little yellow car with a nice smile on it's grill. But what is that big go-cart doing out on the track?
***nscaler, for what it's worth, everyone has been through tough times as well. It helps you appreciate the good times that much more, so hang in there and things will turn for the better when it's time.
Been a long and CRAZY day. Could say more, but would not be appropriate. Tomorrow may be even more interesting. Wish I had a finished train room to escape to. Oh well!
Rob You will need to ask JR about the cars as he is the man when it comes to them because all I did was go and watch and meet him.
***JR, that is a cute little yellow car with a nice smile on it's grill. But what is that big go-cart doing out on the track?
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Okay, so we finally made it out to the orange grove today. I was pleased to see that it's in pretty good shape, other than the weeds being too high. We did lose some branches (w/ fruit) from the winds that came from Hurricane Dean, but we didn't have as much fruit shaken off the trees as I had expected. I salvaged the fruit off the broken limbs. It's not ripe and it's still too acidy for regular juice (think "sour orange" candy), but cut with sparkling water and with just a bit of sugar added it makes a fine orangeade.
Garry - my condolences on the death of your sister-in-law, Janet.
Rob: Honestly, I have little respect for most of the people I have met in North Georgia.
Not much more to report.
Hasta mañana
Ed
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Plenty warm and humid here tonight, thanks to what rain we got, could sure use a lot more
As far as the kids n grandkids, alls doing good, other than Leroy. We're having trouble getting him to go to school, once he's there, it's fine. Sadly he doesn't deal well with change and he's shy to boot. He's also never really been around anyone but family till he started playing baseball. Hopfully it'll work out before long or we don't know what to do
Also we're still on granddaughter watch, maybe the stork will show this weekend. And we found out this evening the oldest granddaughter was nominated for home coming queen. Beth's happy bout the queen part, but not to happy bout having to wear a fancy dress [17 year old tomboy]
JERRY, there is some good rail fan spots over there [ the station's still the best], but the overpass isn't one of them, no sidewalk and the traffic runs bout 2' from the railing. I'll get in one of these days for the box [or send Deb by]. Hope Sally got along ok today.
DUKE, thanks for all the racing pics. Looks like ya'll had a good time up there.
NSCALER, to bad bout the girl friend, but there's more good and bad times ahead of you. The good will most always win out in memories. Remember, it could always be worse you could have hemorrhoids too and be out of prepation H.
ED good to hear the orange grove came through with almost minor damage. Guess that means plenty of fresh squished before long.
Some more from Effingham, the first one is part of the Effingham RR wye inter-change with CSX and MOW storage. 2'nd one is part of their main.
These 2 are of their engine, not the best shots, but I'd really been trespassing to do any better [kinda pushed it for what I got].
Thanks for all the congrads on the photo of the week just another lucky, by accident shot is all. It has felt good to get out chasing some trains, hadn't got to much of it this summer and Mother's even enjoyed it too.
Need to get back to the game, RYAN, I've got high hope for the Saints tonight, I don't care for the baby horses.
Hope ya'll has a good night.
Evening Gang:
Garry: I'm sorry to hear about your wifes sister. You have my sympathys.
Rob: I managed to work the tractor out with the bucket, and you'er right the animals come first.
It's late and I've got to head back to the road work in the morning.
Good Night All
Good evening, finally got the gate design done and mounted the frame and hinges, looks like it will work just fine. This is an off-set gate because one bench is 8" longer than the other bench across the 30" isle. The gate is actually an "L" shape. I had to do some rearranging of the work area ( table, cabinets for parts etc. ) to gain the room needed for this gate, but it worked Ok.
GARRY: Our thoughts and prayers for you sister-in-law.
NSCALER711: It is always darkest before dawn.....what you are feeling is what many of us have felt in our younger days.....stay positive, this will pass and you will be stronger because of it.
MIKE: Nice photos as usual, I see you are getting more time with railfanning now that the kids are in school. Today we canned 16 quarts of tomatos using a pressure cooker, this is much faster ( and safer ) than using the old method of open pot boiling for 45 minutes. Only need 8 minutes at 5 pounds pressure in the cooker.
Time to hit the sack, see you guys at breakfast..
Good morning ! from Indiana.
09-07-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Take out the cake mix Cloe!!! *Sparking water starts spraying every were*
I wish I have your kind of luck when I get a RR job.
Good Morning, Diners - Zoe, cup of mocha to go, please. Thanks!
Garry, sorry to hear about Janet and your family's loss; at least her pain is behind her now. for those who left to grieve, including Shelly and you.
Ryan, good to see you back in the Diner, even briefly, and now it sounds like you have the end in sight (once you get the new guy up and running).
Duke, more good pics of JR's cars! That one does kind of resemble a go cart...
Nscaler, I would Dick's encouragement. Once you're on the other side of this, it'll be better and you will be a stronger person for it.
I won't get in the middle of the football debate - that sport isn't my thing (no offense, just never got interested in it). Now, if the (baseball) Cardinals can keep a winning streak together, they might duplicate last year's end of the season! Go, Cards!
Inch and Jeff, more good train pics! Jeff, thanks for the link on the crane.
Got to go meet with the trustee this morning. I'm okay, 'cause I know Who's in charge of it all. Looks like rain most all of the weekend for us. Inch, Jerry, PC, and points east, your gardens will be happy!
Prayers for comfort and healing, and thanksgiving for the rain.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Mornin' All!
Had some wet stuff falling from the sky this morning. Tried to get on line to find out what it was, but the only clues I could find was something about a thing called "rain". Ever heard of it? Strangest thing......
Well, looks like we're going to see some more of that stuff, so I guess I can run some tests on it and find out a thing or two.
For today it looks like it's going to come and go.
If I come up with any startling results I'll be sure and keep you posted.
Hmmmmm, rain, huh? I'll have to look into this a bit more................
One of the reasons that model railroading is the world's greatest hobby is that the people engaged in model railroading are the greatest people in the world.
Thanks much for the numerous expressions of sympathy. Janet (Shelley's youngest sister) was on a journey through life that was just too short. Thanks from Garry and Shelley
Good morning, all, from Beaumont, Texas. I found your forum a few days ago and though I'd join in. It's warm here in Southeast Texas but that's not new for this part of the country.
I model the Northern Pacific in HO scale. My article on signaling is in the October Model Railroader. Semaphores are really neat!
Jeff, you're in Leesville. I have many memories of going to Fort Polk for National Guard drills some years ago. Lots and lots of pine trees. If you ever get over this way, there are a number of model railroads in Southeast Texas. Many of them will be open for display the Saturday after Thanksgiving as part of the November Model Railroad month layout tours. You can chack this out at the San Jacinto website: http://sanjac.leoslair.com/tour.htm.
Well, I'm about done with my morning coffee. It's time to go to work, but then it's Friday so the weekend beckons!
Steve Barkley
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 9/7/2007
Heat Index: 81°FHumidity: 100%Dew Point: 75°F So Far TodayHigh: 76°FLow: 75°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph SE Today High: 92 Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. My MoW supervisor likes to travel in style while he's out inspecting the line.